Velvet Ditch

Album: Yours, Dreamily (2015)
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  • Forever stuck in Mississippi
    'Cause Mississippi's stuck in me
    I don't want no other cities
    Just magnolia trees
    If you please

    I'm a pilgrim and a stranger
    That don't make, oh never mind
    Want the velvet ditch to hold me
    'Till the end of time
    It'll be just fine

    Want to float on down the river
    On a cloud of cotton dreams
    Pour some drink for Mr. Junior
    Juke all night for free and never leave

    I'm a pilgrim and a stranger
    That don't make, oh never mind
    Want the velvet ditch to hold me
    'Till the end of time
    It'll be just fine

    I'm a pilgrim and a stranger
    That don't make, oh never mind
    Want the velvet ditch to hold me
    'Till the end of time
    It'll be just fine Writer/s: Dan Auerbach, Leon Michels, Richard Swift
    Publisher: SC PUBLISHING DBA SECRETLY CANADIAN PUB., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Wixen Music Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Drew from MississippiVelvet Ditch technically refers to the city of Oxford, Ms.
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